mawinder wrote:Shotgun wrote:
I know its a long shot, but what if the voters seeing that their choice for Mpig has been persuaded to resign decide to 'protest' and refuse to vote for SKM?
I thought one must be a registered voter in the constituency to contest and in a by election there is no fresh voter registration.I wonder how they will get round it.
I see them arguing that the Katiba which is supreme does not force one to be a registered voter in the constituency they are vying for.
KatibaQualifications and disqualifications for election as member of Parliament.99. (1) Unless disqualified under clause (2), a person is eligible for election as a member of Parliament if the person—
(a) is registered as a voter;
(b) satisfies any educational, moral and ethical requirements prescribed by this Constitution or by an Act of Parliament; and
(c) is nominated by a political party, or is an independent candidate who is supported—
(i) in the case of election to the National Assembly, by at least one thousand registered voters in the constituency; or
(ii) in the case of election to the Senate, by at least two thousand registered voters in the county.
Disqualifications(2) A person is disqualified from being elected a member of Parliament if the person—
(a) is a State officer or other public officer, other than a member of Parliament;
(b) has, at any time within the five years immediately preceding the date of election, held office as a member of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission;
(c) has not been a citizen of Kenya for at least the ten years immediately preceding the date of election;
(d) is a member of a county assembly;
(e) is of unsound mind;
(f) is an undischarged bankrupt;
(g) is subject to a sentence of imprisonment of at least six months, as at the date of registration as a candidate, or at the date of election; or
(h) is found, in accordance with any law, to have misused or abused a State office or public office or in any way to have contravened Chapter Six.